物是人非

wù shì rén fēi

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1. things have remained the same, but people have changed

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物是人非 。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 1577302)

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Child Words of 物是人非

• 人 人 rén: person; people
• 是 是 shì: to be (followed by substantives only)
• 非 非 fēi: to not be; not
• 物 物 wù: thing